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Show PWTO National Convention Will Be Held Next Month at St Louis by Allied Associations. ALL JOIN HANDS FOR BETTERMENT OP HIGHWAYS j Automobilists, Government Officials Offi-cials and Farmers 'Arranging 'Arrang-ing for Gathering. i ST. LOUIS. Sept 3. September 26 to 2D arc tho new dates selected for tho third annual national good roads con- vention. which is to bo hold in this city this year. This gathering of good roads enthusiasts and experts In highway construction con-struction promises to result in tho most complete and widespread consideration and discussion of the roads problem that has ever taken placo in this country." Tho change of dates, from October to September, was brought about by the insistent desire on tho part of the American Amer-ican "Contracting Engineers to hold their annual meeting at the same timo and to work jointly with tho national good roads convention. aijuiituis mo aiversiueu interests involved in-volved In this convention, it Is onlv necessary nec-essary to mention the fact that o'fflcers of nine national bodies are represented on tho convention committee. Tho National Grange Includes over a million farmers, and Is particularly strong In Now England, the middle and central western states. N. J. Bachelder. of Concord. N. 71., tho national master, is serving on tho convention committee for tho third time. The Farmers National and Co-Opcra-tlvo union possesses a total membership exceeding two million, located principally princi-pally In tho. southern and southwestern states, and Is represented through iLs president, Charlos S. Barrett of Union City. Ga. Tho Farmers' union has not participated in provlous conventions, but owing to tho very extensive Interest In road building in tho south, tho subject has become of paramount interest to this organization. Page WiU Speak. Tho United States office of public roads again will send to the national convention its director, Logan Waller Page, who is thoroughly In touch with the national government's highway work. Mr. Pago also gives Individual attention to tho International phase, and will speak upon the recent congress at Brussels. James H. MacDonald, president of tho American Road Builders association, Is again on the convontlon committee, though his own organization will hold Its convention later in tho yoar, Tho American Automobilo association supplies the- chairman of tho convontlon committee In George C. Dlehl,' tho chairman chair-man of Its good roods board, while President Pres-ident Li. R. Spoare, First Vice-President Robert Hooper, A. G. Batcholder. chair-I chair-I man of tho executive committee, and Charles Thaddous Terry, chairman of tho legislative board, arc also members of tho committee. Since tho automobile la tho roal factor fac-tor which is bringing about changed road conditions, tho manufacturers of motor driven vehicles aro included in tho committee com-mittee make-up. L. H. Klttrudgo, president pres-ident of the National Association of Au- tomobllo Manufacturers: S. D. Walton ex-president, and R. D. Chapln. chairman chair-man of the good roads committee, aro prominent in this list along with Alfred Reeves, general manager of tho Association Asso-ciation of Licensed Automobilo Manufacturers, Manu-facturers, and C. J. Butler of tho Motor und Accessory Manufacturers. Beginning of Good Eoads, It will bo remembered that the first real work in this country In the direction- of good roads was Inaugurated bv tho Lenguo of American Wheelmen, In JlL&n B,0s- , aJYi crC(llt should bo given to Colonel Albert A. Popo for his marked prominence In the work. At ono time tho membership of tho L. A W exceeded 107.000. Many of these fo'rmor t?Si .Vs rrnox7 , motorists, including rf M- Vrcsorolc' he present president presi-dent of the League of American Wheelmen, Wheel-men, and his appearanco on tho good roads convention committee is particu- lui.ty apropos at this time It Is not r,0-,"n?ilyomn0W,, that ,soverftl thousand f . still continue their allegiance to the pioneer body of tho country In good roads works, and Abbot Bassett still holds forth as secretary at 221 Columbus Colum-bus avenuo, Boston. m The Automobile club of St. Loui notable not-able for its progressive highway ht iPrCKSC".t.c1 on th0 convention conf: yranklif'vKs. C,"b f A1 Other prominent central western com-ml com-ml toemcn are: Ira M. Cobo, president Chicago Automobilo club; David Boo- Rnlnh P8,,&Ch,caK0,, Motor i..p Sm.I.th- President Colorado State Automobile association, and James T;,?romf,ht" seur,ctary Wisconsin State Automobile association. The St. Louis commiltecs havo head quarters at tho Planters' hotel, the executive ex-ecutive committee being headed by John II. Gundlach, chairman, with Roy F. Brltton. vice-chairman: Goodman King, second vlco-charman: Cptain Robert E. Loe. secretary, and J. D. Aboles, treasurer. treas-urer. Hugh IC Wagner Is chairman of the arrangement committee; Edward M. Flesh, entertainment committee: Edward A. Faust, ways and means .committee; Colonel F. W. Buffum, legislative committee, com-mittee, and Thomas L. Cannon, publicity public-ity committee. Those committees aro busily at work, and those who attend tho St. Louis gathering can rest assured of a most entertaining time, in addition to the opportunity of securing the latest information In tho good roads problem, which Is a question of such national Importance Im-portance that It is occupying tho serious seri-ous attention of the officials of every state In the union. Governors and state highway commissioners aro assured In generous numbers, and farmer motorists will be numerous and influential in tho i proceedings. : New Car Coming, Tho Utah Motor company will dcllvor tho 19U Packard 30 touring car, which it has sold to tho county commissioners, early next week. This company sent a Packard SO phaoton to R, II. Johnson at Boise, Ida,, Inst week. Tranklin for Idaho. Tho C. W. & M. company sent a Franklin Frank-lin car to Ed Ireland at Howell, Ida., last week. |
